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Stumbling on happiness

Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. This amusing work on interrelated fields of psychology, philosophy and the psychological equivalent of music-hall illusionism looks at what it means to be a human being on a perennial quest for happiness.

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  • "Jak se chytá zlatá muška"
  • "Kuai le wei shen mo bu xing fu"
  • "Stumbling on happiness"

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  • "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do patients remember long medical procedures as less painful than short ones? Why do home sellers demand prices they wouldn't dream of paying if they were home buyers? Why does the line at the grocery store always slow down when we join it? In this book, Harvard psychologist Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Using the latest research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what we have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there, and why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become.--From publisher description."
  • "Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. This amusing work on interrelated fields of psychology, philosophy and the psychological equivalent of music-hall illusionism looks at what it means to be a human being on a perennial quest for happiness."@en
  • "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind than blind people will pay to regain their sight? Why do dining companions insist on ordering different meals instead of getting what they really want? Why do pigeons seem to have such excellent aim; why can't we remember one song while listening to another; and why does the line at the grocery store always slow down the moment we join it?In this brilliant, witty, and accessible book, renowned Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Vividly bringing to life the latest scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there. With penetrating insight and sparkling prose, Gilbert explains why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do patients remember long medical procedures as less painful than short ones? Why do home sellers demand prices they wouldn't dream of paying if they were home buyers? Why does the line at the grocery store always slow down when we join it? In this book, Harvard psychologist Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Using the latest research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what we have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there, and why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become.--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why do patients remember long medical procedures as less painful than short ones? Why do home sellers demand prices they wouldn't dream of paying if they were home buyers? Why does the line at the grocery store always slow down when we join it? In this book, Harvard psychologist Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Using the latest research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what we have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there, and why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Populárně-naučné publikace"
  • "Popular works"

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  • "Ins Glück stolpern suche dein Glück nicht, dann findet es dich von selbst"
  • "Stuiten op geluk : hoe geluk gevonden kan worden"
  • "شىرجه در خوشبختى"
  • "Stumbling on happiness"
  • "Stumbling on happiness"@en
  • "Kuai le wei shen me bu xing fu?"
  • "Ins Glück stolpern : über die Unvorhersehbarkeit dessen, was wir uns am meisten wünschen"
  • "행복에걸려비틀거리다 = Stumbling on happiness"
  • "Mutluluk üzerine çeşitlemeler = Stumbling on happiness"
  • "Shīrjih dar khūshbakhtī"
  • "Haengbok e kŏllyŏ pit'ŭl kŏrida = Stumbling on happiness"
  • "Et si le bonheur vous tombait dessus"
  • "Stuiten op geluk"
  • "Škobrtnout o štěstí : jak se chytá zlatá muška"
  • "快樂為什麼不幸福?"
  • "Na tropie szczęścia"@pl

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